This month we have been Camping out at Sedia Hotel and
Campground. We are doing ministry a little different ths month.
We are on an Unsung Heroes team this month. Our goal is to find
new ministries doing Kingdom work here in Maun, Botswana and the
people working hard to keep them going. Then AIM could possibly
partner new World Race teams with them in the future.
The first few days was researching the internet and asking locals
about ministries in the area. We got several leads and emailed
them. We were expecting a few days before we heard back, but God
had other plans. Within ten minutes of emailing, we heard from
Onkagetse(Onks). We had gotten his email from facebook for a
local teen club. This ministry was just the smallest ministry he
is involved with. We set up a meeting for the next day.
We met in the evening and learned about all he does here in Maun.
The Scripture Union of Botswana is his main ministry. He says it
is his 24/7 ministry. The goal of SU is to create cell groups in
schools to have bible studies, worship, and even full services
for the young people. Each school has a teacher that liases
between the SU coordinator(Onks) and the students. The meetings
are encouraged to be student led and run.
Scripture Union is present in ten of the Junior and Secondary
schools here in Maun. Several hundred students attend these
meetings from once a week to, sometimes, three times a week.
These meetings are purposed to keep the youth from fading into
the struggles of the world here in Botswana.
Onks also coordinates help for a local primary school. He has had
short term groups come and teach at Thito Primary School. He has
a great relationship with the school’s administrator. He has a
great relationship with everyone in this city, actually. Everyone
we asked about him: First, knew who he was and second had great
things to say about him and what he does.
He also started a youth group here in Maun for local Teens. This
is the Teen Bible Club. The teens have since grown and taken
control of the club themselves and run it on their own. They meet
once a month and Onks visits each month to see how they are doing
and for encouragement. He is so proud of these young people and
how much they have grown.
If all of that is not enough, every day, he tries to volunteer at
a local Elderly Home. He cleans, feeds, and ministers to the
elderly there. He says it is one of his favorite things he does.
It makes him happy to be helping those that others sometimes
forget, and to see the smiles on their faces when he comes.
Onks is an amazing Man of God and is doing incredible things here
in Botswana. He is a true Unsung Hero. I pray that he could
possibly becom a partner with AIM and get some help from the
future teams of The World Race. God Bless Him more than he can
handle.
